Stereotheca elongata
General description:
One of the most common epiphytic hydroids of southern Australia.
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Stereotheca elongata (Lamouroux, 1816)
Stereotheca elongata
General description:Stems short, 2.5 cm. Gonothecae long and narrow, horned processes very much elongated.
Distribution:South Africa, southern Australia and New Zealand.
Habitat:Subtidal, epiphytic on red and brown algae, often Stenocladia australis, Phacelocarpus labillardieri, Scytothalia dorycarpa, Acrocarpia paniculata.